KNFP

Projects

Remediation of Damaged Groundwater Resources

This claim is related to the detection, analysis and taking the necessary actions to remove contamination from the reservoirs of fresh water in Kuwait in Al - Raudhatin and Umm Al-Aish, resulting from leakage from damaged oil wells and seawater used ...

Remediation of Damaged Groundwater Resources

This claim is related to the detection, analysis and taking the necessary actions to remove contamination from the reservoirs of fresh water in Kuwait in Al - Raudhatin and Umm Al-Aish, resulting from leakage from damaged oil wells and seawater used to combat oil fires. In addition, since 1991, oil recovery pits, contaminated valleys and oil lakes have contributed to polluting these reservoirs. This claim includes the following projects:

Monitoring for five years.

Development of Mathematical Model.

Drilling of 18 new observation wells.

Pilot Studies for Remediation of Groundwater for two years.

Full scale Remediation of contaminated groundwater (around 15 million m3) for 15 years.

Remediation of damaged Marine and Coastal Resources

This claim is concerned with remediating the coastline contaminated by oil resulting from the filling of the coastal trench with oil, oil tankers wrecks and destroyed oil tanks. This claim includes the following projects: Project for the survey and r...

Remediation of damaged Marine and Coastal Resources

This claim is concerned with remediating the coastline contaminated by oil resulting from the filling of the coastal trench with oil, oil tankers wrecks and destroyed oil tanks. This claim includes the following projects:

Project for the survey and removal of explosive materials from coastal areas.

Project for dredging and removing contaminated soil from coastal areas and disposal into landfill.

Remediation of the areas affected by Military Fortifications in Sabah Al-Ahmad Reserve

This claim is concerned with eliminating military fortifications and cement blocks in the Sabah Al-Ahmad Natural Reserve, which has had negative effects on plant growth of and soil functions and their exposure to weather factors. This was achieved af...

Remediation of the areas affected by Military Fortifications in Sabah Al-Ahmad Reserve

This claim is concerned with eliminating military fortifications and cement blocks in the Sabah Al-Ahmad Natural Reserve, which has had negative effects on plant growth of and soil functions and their exposure to weather factors. This was achieved after performing the necessary explosive detection activities for about 6.25 km2 of the Reserve’s area and then rehabilitating the affected soil areas and planting and greening this area. This claim includes the following projects:

Survey and mapping project for the Sabah Al-Ahmad Reserve.

Survey Project for eliminating explosives and concrete blocks from the Reserve.

Remediation of damaged Wellheads Pits

This claim includes the remediation of oil well heads damaged by oil pollution, which was established to contain oil leaks and the salt seawater used to extinguish oil well fires. The number of damaged well heads was 65 pits in Northern Kuwait, inclu...

Remediation of damaged Wellheads Pits

This claim includes the remediation of oil well heads damaged by oil pollution, which was established to contain oil leaks and the salt seawater used to extinguish oil well fires. The number of damaged well heads was 65 pits in Northern Kuwait, including 19 pits that can potentially affect water reservoirs in Umm Al-Aish and Al-Raudhatin and 98 pits in Southern Kuwait. This claim includes the following projects:

Project for the remediation and clean closure of oil well head pits in Northern Kuwait above fresh ground water aquifer.

Project for the remediation and closure in place of oil well head pits in other areas.

Remediation of the areas damaged by Tarcrete

This claim covers about 271.5 square kilometers of the areas damaged by tarcrete inside and outside the KOC fence. It includes the following projects: Remediation of 71.5 km2 damaged areas in South Burgan outside KOC fence. Remediation of 25 km2 dama...

Remediation and revegetation of desert areas and affected terrestrial ecosystems

This claim includes establishing five natural reserves to rehabilitate the damaged desert areas and to revegetate 79.2 km2 of these reserves. The claim includes the following projects: Identification of the five protected areas and their hand over fr...

Remediation and revegetation of desert areas and affected terrestrial ecosystems

This claim includes establishing five natural reserves to rehabilitate the damaged desert areas and to revegetate 79.2 km2 of these reserves. The claim includes the following projects:

Identification of the five protected areas and their hand over from Kuwait Municipality, namely AL huwaymiliah, Alkuwaisat, Wady AL batin, Um Ghudair and Jal Liah.

Project for designing and construction of an external fence and monitoring system for the five protected areas.

Greening works project.

Project to improve the capacity of the Public Authority for Agriculture and Fish Resources.

Environmental Monitoring Project.

Remediation of damaged areas as a result of the oil lakes and oil contaminated piles, oil trenches and oil spills

This claim aims to remediate and clean up 114 km2 of desert areas contaminated by wet and dry oil lakes, which were formed by leakage from the heads of damaged oil wells and trenches that were filled with crude oil and oil-contaminated soil piles. Th...

Remediation of damaged areas as a result of the oil lakes and oil contaminated piles, oil trenches and oil spills

This claim aims to remediate and clean up 114 km2 of desert areas contaminated by wet and dry oil lakes, which were formed by leakage from the heads of damaged oil wells and trenches that were filled with crude oil and oil-contaminated soil piles. This claim includes the following projects:

Project for establishing the Marine Reserve

This includes efforts to remediate environmental damages affecting Kuwait's coastal areas as a result of oil leakage to the waters of the Arabian Gulf through establishing a marine reserve in the Gulf of Sulibikhat to act as a sanctuary for fish ...

Project for establishing the Marine Reserve

This includes efforts to remediate environmental damages affecting Kuwait's coastal areas as a result of oil leakage to the waters of the Arabian Gulf through establishing a marine reserve in the Gulf of Sulibikhat to act as a sanctuary for fish and a habitat for marine life.

The claim includes the following projects:

Project for establishing the Marine Reserve, which was achieved through:

Defining and hand over of the Reserve

Elimination of explosive materials

Building fence for the Reserve

Developing a short-term monitoring plan

Developing a long-term monitoring plan.

Remediation of sites damaged by munitions explosions

These are the areas damaged by explosions at Camp Umm Al Rus that needed remediation. This claim includes the following projects: Land levelling works. Establishing a drip irrigation system and greening works....